Chapter 55

Sophia gave a small nod, “Mhm.”

She wasn’t actually cold. The wool hat she was wearing still held onto his warmth.

She had always been a pushover for Brandon, especially when he was being thoughtful and tender like this.

Brandon didn’t pick up on the ripples in her heart. He raised his hand to cover her ears for a moment and looked at her, “You didn’t eat much back at home. How about grabbing a bite outside?”

Sophia hesitated for a second before nodding.

Behind the square was a night market with street food stalls. Even though it was early in her pregnancy, Brandon wasn’t too strict about what Sophia could and couldn’t eat.

It was Sophia who held back a bit, not daring to eat just anything. She only ordered a burger.

Their dining spot was just a makeshift tent and a small table set up by the roadside.

Brandon also got himself a burger and sat opposite Sophia.

This was their first time eating at a street stall like this.

The experience felt novel to Sophia, particularly with Brandon sitting across from her in a suit, which seemed a bit out of place against the backdrop of the humble stall.

Sophia thought Brandon might feel uncomfortable, but then she saw him pick up the disposable utensils and start eating.

She couldn’t help but look at him.

Brandon glanced at her in between bites, “What’s up?”

Sophia shook her head, “Nothing.”

added, “Just didn’t expect you to be

a look, “Back in college, there was this whole street of food stalls behind the campus. I used

thought you were

her. “As a student, I was more easy-going. These past few years running the company, being busy, and having to maintain the company’s image meant I didn’t really hit up street

asked her, “What about you? Ever been to places like this before?”

who could afford fancy restaurants all the time? We’d stick to street stalls, cheap and tasty.” Sophia chuckled, “Had a food street behind my college too.

also chuckled,

remembered the food street from his student days, always bustling with student couples. Watching them, he’d often think of Sophia, wondering which college she was at, what she was doing, whether she was dating. These thoughts would sometimes take away his

which college

without a word after the test, she had been admitted to a prestigious university due to her high scores. Her name was up there on the honor board, close to

even in the same city, the same university

small world, they

been to your school before,”

taken aback, “What?”

his head slightly to look at her, “When I first started college and wasn’t

sure if he had been harboring a small hope of bumping into Sophia during those visits, though

smiled, “If I’d known you were coming,

just smiled back,

was there. Knowing her, she probably would

didn’t carry much

hidden her crush on him, always feeling a mix of respect, fear, and dependence around him, never daring to make

didn’t call her out on it. Instead, he

gently, feeling somewhat more at ease, perhaps because of their heart-to-heart, or maybe because Brandon was showing a side of him that wasn’t so distant, or it could have been

the burger in one go.

quietly, not really hungry himself. He had come out with her

thing was almost

all seemed like a huge

seeing Sophia eat to her heart’s content, Brandon felt

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